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The Ruler

The Ruler

52min EN

Stalin’s statue in the garden of a nunnery provokes discussion – plenty of it – in a small Georgian village. Some of the locals used to know Stalin personally because he visited the village several times when he was young, and they continue to see him as a benign ruler from the good old days rather than the brutal dictator he was. Whenever an episode of purge shook the Soviet Union’s republics, they hid the statue in the woods. The church also plays an important role in people’s lives. All in all, the film reveals a fundamental conflict in Georgian society.

director: Shalva Shengeli

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History

Credits

Giorgi Sigua

Giorgi Sigua

Cinematography

Zurab Javakhia

Zurab Javakhia

Music

Paata Godziashvili

Paata Godziashvili

Sound

Shalva Shengeli

Shalva Shengeli

Director

Beka Gersamia

Beka Gersamia

Editor

Nino Chutkerashvili

Nino Chutkerashvili

Producer

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